02382cam a2200325 i 4500 451128541 TxAuBib 20201228120000.0 200511s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780500022955 HRD 65.00 050002295X HRD 65.00 TxAuBib rda Bradbury, Dominic. The Iconic American house [BOOK] : architectural masterworks since 1900 / Dominic Bradbury ; photography by Richard Powers. New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2020. 319 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Some of the world’s greatest architects, including Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, have used their talents to create groundbreaking innovations in American residential architecture over the past 120 years. Though wide-ranging in style, these houses share a remarkable sensitivity to site and context; appreciation of local materials; experimentation with form, materials, and technology; and understanding of clients’ needs. Spanning the length and breadth of the United States, The Iconic American House features fifty of the most important, timeless, and recognizable houses designed since 1900. With concise, informative text and fresh, vibrant illustrations, this book presents a lavish array of architectural masterpieces designed by architects such as Philip Johnson, Richard Neutra, Peter Eisenman, and Thomas Gluck. Specially commissioned and stunning photographs, floor plans, drawings, and architect biographies ensure that this book is perfect for students, professionals, design aficionados, and anyone who dreams of building a house of their own. Provided by publisher. 20201228. Architect-designed houses United States. Architect-designed houses United States History 20th century. Architect-designed houses United States History 21st century. Powers, Richard, 1957-, photographer.